The Her Hoop Stats Podcast: WNBA & NCAA Women’s Basketball

The Press Break crew is breaking down what they are seeing and hearing from WNBA training camps as the 2025 season approaches. https://herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2025-wnba-training-camp-previews-roster-breakdowns-1 https://herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2025-wnba-training-camp-previews-roster-breakdowns-2 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

The Press Break crew takes a deep dive into the Transfer Portal world. What are Chelsea, Jamie, and Tyler's favorite moves? What changes have made them curious? And what to make of the players yet to decide on a new home? Check out this episode for all of those answers and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

The Press Break crew recaps the 2025 WNBA Draft. Which team nailed it? Were there any surprise picks? Check it out as Chelsea, Jamie, and Tyler break it down.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

With two-thirds of The Press Break squad holding it down, Chelsea and Tyler take the mic to break down the Final Four, dive into the madness of the transfer portal, and serve up takes hotter than Tampa in March. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

UConn wins its 12th national championship in historic fashion, beating #1 overall seed UCLA by 34 in the national semis and defending champ South Carolina by 23 in the title game. Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce break down the Huskies' run to a championship, putting the capper on a historic collegiate career for Paige Bueckers (and bring on a special guest to bring a more family-like feel to the show)....

Megan Gauer and Calvin Wetzel share their thoughts on the 2025 Women’s Basketball National Championship game, where the UConn Huskies captured a record 12th national title with an 82–59 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jamie Steyer-Johnson of The Press Break was joined by Aaron Barzilai, founder of Her Hoop Stats, to preview Monday's National Championship game, as the South Carolina Gamecocks look to repeat and the Connecticut Huskies aim to add to their storied legacy — hoping to give Paige Bueckers a winning sendoff. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...

Megan Gauer and Calvin Wetzel immediately recap the first night in Tampa! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Basketball legend Ann Meyers Drysdale joined Christy Winters Scott to chat about UCLA historic first Women's NCAA Final Four appearance, her incredible journey on and off the court, and so much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Press Break crew kicks off the show with the big news that Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles is forgoing the WNBA Draft and entering the transfer portal. They also preview the upcoming Women’s Basketball Final Four in Tampa, featuring UCLA vs. UConn and defending champion South Carolina vs. Texas. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...

The Final Four is here! UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and UConn will play for a national championship this weekend. Megan and Rob recap the Elite 8/Sweet 16 weekend, give final notes on the seasons of those who didn't make it to Tampa, and react to all of the portal additions, highlighted by Olivia Miles. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

The 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament has been ELECTRIC! Incredible performances by phenomenal athletes and so many more to come! The Press Break crew breaks down the wild opening weekend, they discuss the impact on the court and off the court with JuJu Watkins ACL injury, they preview the Sweet 16, and give an update to the Bracket Challenge group, on the latest episode! See Privacy Policy at https://...

Rob and Megan recap everything from the opening two rounds of the tournament, starting with the JuJu Watkins' devastating ACL tear and its impact in the immediate term for USC. Plus, wild overtime games in Lexington and College Park, giving hat tips to some teams who saw their seasons end, and a complete Sweet 16 preview heading into the weekends in Spokane and Birmingham. See Privacy Policy at ht...

The Press Break crew discusses the possibilities of Cinderella stories in this year's tournament. What about some players to watch? Is any team on upset watch? Who's going to Tampa? Join The Press Break ESPN Women's Basketball Bracket Challenge--> https://bit.ly/43F9wQx See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

Consider this your NCAA Tournament fast pass. Thirty-two games. Under 45 minutes. We hit on each one (okay, we largely ignored the 1/16 and 2/15 matchups), breakdown who is going to advance, who is primed for a Cinderella run, and at whose expense, and we make our official Final Four and national championship selections. Plus, thoughts on the field as a whole off the top, and why the bracket as it...

The countdown to a bracket is on! Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce recap Championship Weekend across the sport at the power conference level, talking about the highs of Duke, UCLA, South Carolina and TCU's tourney victories. And our dreams will be realized as the A-10 should get two bids to the dance after George Mason secured its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth with an A-10 title. Head coach Vanessa Bl...

The Press Break Crew breaks down the power four conference tournaments. Who helped their NCAA Tournament seeding? Who hurt it? Embrace the madness…March is HERE! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This is it. For the major conference teams it's one last weekend to polish that resume before turning it in to the Selection Committee. Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce go conference-by-conference and talk about the last weekend of the regular season, and what's at stake at each tournament this weekend. Who's locked up a 1-seed? What needs to be done for others to do so? Who on earth is going to host? An...

Notre Dame Women's Basketball forward, Liatu King, joined Christy Winters Scott to talk about her basketball beginnings, journey to become a Fighting Irish, Niele Ivey, and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Press Break crew previews the Power 4 Conference Tournaments. 01:00 Big 12 09:40 ACC 20:05 Big 10 30:30 SEC See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

If the last five days are any indication... March is going to be nuts. Notre Dame lost twice, who knows who is going to be a 1-seed, the Big Ten and Big 12 come down to one game, and the SEC will probably be decided by... a coin flip. So much to get to on the latest Gauer Hour with Megan and Rob. Plus, a little GOAT talk at the end. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

The Press Break Crew gives their favorite memory of Diana Taurasi, in honor of her retirement. They get into some Unrivaled action, and discuss the possible regular season champ in the ACC, Big 10, Big 12, and SEC? 00:25 Diana Taurasi Announces Her Retirement 13:18 Jamie’s Trip to Unrivaled 20:00 March Madness is Coming See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

So, who's going to win the national championship? On a week in which UConn beat South Carolina by 29 in Columbia, Texas keeps chugging along, UCLA survived a game without Lauren Betts and USC avoided a hangover, the list seems to have grown a bit. Rob Joyce and Megan Gauer recap all that, plus give their thoughts on the initial top-16 reveal, who is next in line, and what needs to happen for those...

JuJu Watkins and USC take down previously unbeaten UCLA, Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd, and UConn dominate South Carolina in Columbia, Mikayla Blakes scorches the nets, and a huge shakeup in the rankings, all in a wild weekend of Women's College Basketball. 01:58 USC/UCLA Review 17:00 UConn/South Carolina Review 37:51 Mikayla Blakes goes off…again! 40:40 Top 25 Rankings See Privacy Policy at https://a...

Play-by-play announcer Angel Gray joined Christy to talk about growing up around the game of basketball, share stories of her playing days at Florida State, a stint with SLAM magazine, figuring out her path, the growth of women's sports, and more in the latest episode of In the Paint with Christy Winters Scott. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...